Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-15
CALLED TO BOSTON.
Rev. willard SCOTS Flatteriug Offer
From an influential Church.

FROM All InuueuttaI SnurCn.
Rev. Willard Scott, pastor Of the st,
Mary's Avenue Congregational church
of this city, has received q unanimous
call to the Union Congregational church
of Boston, Mass, and is now holding the
proposition under advisement. THIS call
is the result of Mr. Scott's visit to the
east the past summer, at which time he
occupied the pulpit Of the Boston church,
and proved so acceptable to the people
that he was last Friday chosen from q
host of candidates as the successor to
Rev. DIR. Meredith, the noted divine
who has for so many years filed the pull
pit of the Union church. The official
notice of his selection did not reach Mr..
Scott until to- day, although the action
that the Boston church would take has
been known among his Omaha congre-
cation for some little time. The st.
Mary's Avenue church, although graft.
with this distinguished preferment, would
greatly regret to part with him, and a
movement has already been started to
endeavor to persuade him to decline the
fiattering offer. A committee has been
appointed with a view to securing
pledges among the people to increase
the salary, and to put forth such other
inducements as will influence Mr.. Scott
to remain in Omaha.
At the meeting of the Boston congre-
cation at which the call was extended,
Rev. DIR. Meredith eulogized Mr., Scott as
follows:
have been acquainted with Mr.. Scott for
several years and may say that know him.
l have thought of him "a the most suitable
man for this church ever since 1t became
clear to me that l was to leave. Before
went away said very little to any one about
this man, nothing more than to suggest that
he be looked up thought about the matter
good deal, though, and was very glad when
returned last week to find that things were
going on here in just the direction l felt was
best. This man Scott is young. He is a
thoroughly manly fellow, too. Full of ideas
and notions ard things, a man who has Ccn-
vlctions, and withal man OF good deal OF
sanctltied originality. Now you know what
my opinion is worth, and can take it for just
so much and no more, but think that this is
the man of all others for this church and tt at
he will, with Gods help, carry on GCds
work in this church with glorious success.
In speaking of the call extended by the
Union church, the Boston Evening Jour.
nal of September 10 says:
Rev. Willard Scott, who Is heartily called
to one of the most influential Congregational
pulpits In Boston, is a native of Amsterdam
N. u, Williams college man, and gradu-
ate of Union Theological Seminary. His
first ministerial work was at the Bethany
Mission, New York city, under the supervi-
sion of Dr. William Taylor. He filled accept
ably several pupits, and about seven years
ago took charge of the st. Mary's Avenue
Congregational church in Omaha, which was
then helped by the Home Missionary Society.
Mr.. Scott, by lndomitable efforts, not only
made the church self-subporting, but brought
it into such vigorous condition that several
missions were started by 1t, which have in
though only thirty-Seven years of age, is the
leading clergyman of Nebraska. He has a
wife and family.